This story made feel terribly sad for the both of them. I had this sense that each was trying to do the best they could. It was heartbreaking.
This line was lovely:
Henry Bolingbroke, with the name of Henry the fourth soon to be laid upon him like a leaden cope, wondered what it would be like to ride into London as a true king, and was absolutely certain that he would never know.
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Date: 2009-08-18 01:06 pm (UTC)This line was lovely:
Henry Bolingbroke, with the name of Henry the fourth soon to be laid upon him like a leaden cope, wondered what it would be like to ride into London as a true king, and was absolutely certain that he would never know.